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ahi · 07-22-2009, 11:57 AM

Thanks, Zelda and JGray!

But how practical is it to have every in-dictionary word on a given page highlighted and selectable, without a touch-screen?

There can easily be as many as 200 words (or more) on a 6 inch page. What if I want to look up a word in the middle of that page? Am I to press the left or down button 100 times?

If it is a dictionary for rare and foreign terms, it ought to be more feasible, I suppose. But if it is a foreign language dictionary, or a general one, can it really be made viable without a touch-screen or a physical keyboard?

- Ahi

07-22-2009, 11:57 AM	#28
ahi Wizard Posts: 1,790 Karma: 507333 Join Date: May 2009 Device: none	Thanks, Zelda and JGray! But how practical is it to have every in-dictionary word on a given page highlighted and selectable, without a touch-screen? There can easily be as many as 200 words (or more) on a 6 inch page. What if I want to look up a word in the middle of that page? Am I to press the left or down button 100 times? If it is a dictionary for rare and foreign terms, it ought to be more feasible, I suppose. But if it is a foreign language dictionary, or a general one, can it really be made viable without a touch-screen or a physical keyboard? - Ahi